Eagle's Nest Sink
Advanced deep cave site: FWC stakeholder recommendation (2017) [4] (Recommendation from the 2017 FWC meeting as reported by X-Ray Mag; not a formal FWC category.). These categories are the named scheme's own; they describe the training a site calls for.
A pond in the Chassahowitzka WMA that is the only entrance to the Eagle's Nest deep cave; FWC scuba registration and a WMA entry permit are required.
The entrance is an unassuming pond reached by road through the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area. FWC provides a parking area with vault toilets at the site. Beneath the pond, a debris cone slopes down into large upstream and downstream tunnels at depths that require advanced training and deep-diving experience.
FWC requires every scuba diver to have a Chassahowitzka WMA SCUBA Diving Registration on file before diving, and press reports from 2018 describe a minimum age of 18. Swimmers and freedivers are not covered by the registration rule, according to the same reports. The WMA is also used for hunting, so visitors are encouraged to wear fluorescent orange on scheduled hunt days.
The environment
A pond over a deep cave with a central debris cone and large tunnels; published depths around 91 to 94 metres.
Conditions
Extreme Exposure notes the access road is improved but asks drivers to take care in wet periods. No published temperature or visibility range was found.
Typical ranges from published sources, not current conditions.
Facilities
Parking area with vault toilets at Eagles Nest Sink.
Every fact on this page, with its source (9)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme Exposure gives the depth of Eagle's Nest as 310 feet.About 94.5 m; provider figure; a 2013 press report gives 300 feet. | Reported | [5] |
| Attendees of the February 2017 FWC meeting recommended that Eagles Nest be considered an advanced deep cave site, only for divers with proper training and experience. | Reported | [4] |
| A Chassahowitzka WMA SCUBA Diving Registration must be on file with FWC before scuba diving at Eagles Nest Sink. | Verified | [1] |
| Divers must be at least 18 and register online before every dive; the rule applies to scuba divers, not swimmers or freedivers.2018 press report; age limit not shown on FWC's current page. | Reported | [3] |
| The Chassahowitzka WMA daily-use fee is $3 per person or $6 per non-commercial vehicle.Read 2026-10-14. | Verified | [2] |
| Registration is purchased through GoOutdoorsFlorida.com under recreational licenses and permits. | Verified | [1] |
| Vault toilets are available at the parking area at Eagles Nest Sink. | Verified | [1] |
| The access road has been improved and four-wheel drive is no longer required, but caution is advised in wet periods.Undated provider page. | Reported | [5] |
| During scheduled hunt days, all WMA visitors are encouraged to wear daylight fluorescent orange. | Verified | [1] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
Written in our own words from the sources above. Report a correction